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Application of Industrial X-Ray Tomography in Paleontological Studies on the Example of Aurochs Tooth

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Industrial X-ray computed tomography (CT) is a nondestructive imaging and measurement technology. Not only is CT widely used in the inspection of critical parts in the automotive, aerospace and aerospace industries, but also in the examination of historical objects. Since CT is a nondestructive scanning technique, it is ideal for analyzing valuable and rare objects. It is more and more often being used in archaeological and palaeontological studies on extinct species, often using tiny samples of poorly preserved remains. The article presents the measuring capabilities of a tomograph, by example of analysis a tooth of the extinct aurochs (Bos primigenius). A spatial model of the tooth was generated, which can be used for comparative studies with the extant aurochs-related species. In addition, measurements of tissue volume and characteristic dimensions were made.

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The research has been partially funded from Ministry of Science and Higher Education in Poland decision no 5339/E-365/SPUB/2018/1 statutory activity no 504/03680/1142.

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  1. Faculty of Mechatronics, Institute of Metrology and Biomedical Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland

    Tomasz Kowaluk

  2. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Morphological Studies, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Warsaw, Poland

    Bartłomiej J. Bartyzel & Filip Rzepiński

  3. Faculty of Mechatronics, Institute of Micromechanics and Photonics, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland

    Sławomir Paśko

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  1. Warsaw University of Technology, Institute of Metrology and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Mechatronics, Warsaw, Poland

    Roman Szewczyk

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  3. Warsaw University of Technology, Institute of Metrology and Biomedical Engineering, Faculty of Mechatronics, Warsaw, Poland

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Kowaluk, T., Bartyzel, B.J., Rzepiński, F., Paśko, S. (2020). Application of Industrial X-Ray Tomography in Paleontological Studies on the Example of Aurochs Tooth. In: Szewczyk, R., Krejsa, J., Nowicki, M., Ostaszewska-Liżewska, A. (eds) Mechatronics 2019: Recent Advances Towards Industry 4.0. MECHATRONICS 2019. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 1044. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-29993-4_61

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